[Dreamland]

As I've stated before in a previous post, my DP is defintely gone and reality is a blast! You know how when DP is in full bloom, and your in a crowed place, you only want to retreat back into your mental comfort zone? Not anymore.....I'm gravitating away from myself and am truly involved in every aspect of conversations and feelings. Music, odors, feelings, ..everything makes sense again. You should all be patient, since my DP lasted for a year and I thought it would never end, but it will end just like in the past.

 

[Universal]

That's great to hear that you're recovering. 8)

 

[Since13]

How did you do it?????????

 

[Guest]

im starting to feel like a lost cause

its great that you have gotten better, but it makes me wonder about myself because all of the things you explained that you can now do, Ive been able to do since this all happened, yet I still feel very strange.

 

[Dreamland]

Soulbrotha......

I'was able to do those things too! Nobody could tell that I had DP because I was the life of the party and extremely talkative and affable. But inside everything felt dull or distant. I ignored DP and went on with my life, but now I'm at a point where emotions are strong again and songs can give me goose bumps and make me cry. I don't know....it's like a puzzle that was missing a key piece. Be patient everybody....! I believe that everybody will encounter your true self again. It's still there within you; it's in stealth mode......

 

[Kelson12]

Congrats for getting all that back. There are times where I feel like that, but there are times where I feel like I do right now where I don't give two shits about ANYTHING. I could walk out of work right now and really care what the results would be.

 

[Guest]

congratulations dreamland

do you have any ideas or tips or advice or ANYTHING that you wish someone told you while you were like this so that you could tell us!?

 

[Dreamland]

Native....not really ! I always knew deep inside that I would get out of this mess. I've been through it before and always came back out on top; moreover, the fact that nobody was able to tell that I was going through some odd DP spell was a big boost to my self confidence. What I can tell you is this: always focus on the positive things in your life.... find a lot of distractions...become an endurance athlete....take life day by day and avoid looking at "the big picture" of how you're life is messed up. And stay away from drugs and alcohol, except for the occasional beer or wine, or tequilla body-shots. Depersonalization is like a ghost, or an invasion of a body snatcher that lives within all of us; it's like a voice that won't shut up....it's living on the other side of the mirror. There are triggers that will evoke the DP demon, but your "real" self is still alive and well......it's just taking a backseat waiting for this hell to end. I knew it sounds like a cliche, but patience is what will bring you back to reality.